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1、PartIII.Theauthor&ThebackgroundAfamousmanwhoiscalledMirrorofAmerica!Doyouknowwhoitis?MarkTwain—MirrorofAmericaEnglishname:SamuelLanghorneClemensPseudonym:Mark·TwainNationality:Birthplace:Florida,MissouricountrysideProfession:Writer,novelist,speakerFriends:Disney,NikolaTesla,
2、HelenKeller,HenryRogerComment:thefounderofAmericancriticalrealism,LincolninLiteratureHistoryMark·TwainMark·Twain(1835~1910)1.WhyisMarkTwainconsidered“mirrorofAmerica”?Mr.Clemenslivesonintheheartsandmindsofgratefulreaderseverywhere.2.TheoriginofthenameMarkTwain"MarkTwain"isge
3、nerallybelievedthatthispseudonymisderivedfromitsearlysailorsterminology,MarkTwainmeant:depthof12feet,whichissafenavigationofshipsnecessaryconditions.Anotherreasonishewasahighlyrespectedcaption,fromtimetotimeforthenewspapertowritesomeshortpiecedescribesHistoryoftheMississippi
4、River,pseudonym"MarkTwain."3.HistoricalbackgroundofTwain’sageDuringtheCivilWarthepowersofthefederalgovernmentrapidlyexpanded.Farmerssoughtjobsinurbanfactories.TherapideconomicdevelopmentfollowingtheCivilWarlaidthegroundworkforthemodernU.S.industrialeconomy.By1890,theUSAleape
5、daheadofBritainforfirstplaceinmanufacturingoutput.TheGildedAge3.HistoricalbackgroundofTwain’sageCaliforniaGoldRushInJanuary1849,PresidentPolkannouncedthatgoldhadbeenfoundinCalifornia.ThissetofftheGoldRush,inwhich80,000individualsheadedforCaliforniatoseektheirfortunes.Thesepe
6、oplechangedthefaceofCalifornia.4.MarkTwain’smainworksWritingCharacteristicsFamousSayingLifeontheMississippi《密西西比河上》ThisworkisamemoirbyMarkTwaindetailinghisdaysasasteamboatpilotontheMississippiRiverbeforeandaftertheAmericanCivilWarTheAdventuresofTomSawyer《汤姆索亚历险记》最伟大的儿童文学作品Th
7、isnoveltalkedaboutayoungboycalledTomSawyergrowingupalongtheMississippiRiver.Itdescribeschildrenpursuitofnoveltyandadventurelife.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn《哈克贝利•费恩历险记》Thisbookisabouthowtosettheslavesfreeandhowtocometrueone’sdreamsOtherworksRunningforGovernor《竞选州长》The£1,00
8、0,000Bank-Note《百万英镑》TheGildedAge《镀金时代》TheCelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaverasCo
